MP girls take second at home relays

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News

All four Henry County teams were in action on Tuedsay night in Mt. Pleasant. The hosting Panthers finished second in Class A with 108.50 points, falling only to Cedar Rapids Prairie, which won with a score of 119.50.

New London had a nice showing, scoring 86 points for third place in Class B. Winfield-Mt. Union scored 26 points in Class B and WACO scored 21. Danville won Class B with 95 points.

The Panther girls won seven events en route to their second-place finish. Maggie Cristoforo led the way with two individual wins. She took the Class A crown in the 400-meter dash, crossing the tape at 1:02.60, and took the 400-meter hurdles in 1:07.78.

Mt. Pleasant went one-two in the 800-meter run. Taylor Murray won the event in 2:29.02, and Maggie Jennings finished right behind her in 2:30.03 for second.

Abby Ryon took the 3000-meter run in 10:47.12. Lexie Magnani threw 39-09.50 to win the shot put. The 4X800 team of Cristoforo, Cristina Carthey, Jennings and Murray won the 4X800 in 9:58.17 and the shuttle hurdle team of Maddie Williamson, Lamm, Kalynn Batey and Serenity Keomanivong took the third annual Dave Hutchcroft shuttle hurdle relay title with a time of 1:09.95.

New London won four events on the day in Class B. Carson McSorley took the 400-meter hurdles in 1:06.68. Savannah Sutherland finished first in the 400-meter dash, crossing the tape in 1:06.68. Lexi Brown won the 1500-meter run in 5:23.71, and Jenna Hummell won the 100-meter dash in 13.40 seconds.

WACO picked up a victory in the Class B shuttle hurdle relay event. The squad of Molly McLaughlin, Grace Conwell, Laney Graber and Kiana Miller took the top spot with a time of 1:11.83.

New London added five second-place finishes to their day. The sprint medley team of Hummell, Peyton Jackson, Sutherland and McSorley took the silver in 1:54.44. Brown was second in the 3000, crossing in 11:36.27. Hummell took second in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 27.26 seconds.

The New London distance medley team of Sophie Lounsbury, Kara Krieger, Camryn Blint and Brown took second in 4:54.08. The 4X400 team of Jackson, Blint, Sutherland and McSorley crossed in second with a time of 4:20.94.